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John Marshall Whatley, M.D.

NPI 1053610865ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Baton Rouge, LA

Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (class of 2011). 391 Medicare patients in 2024, $177,273 paid; nearly all of their 1,023 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Arthrex, Inc. was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $4,390 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees.

Overview

NPI1053610865
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMar 18, 2011
Last updated in NPPESApr 8, 2026
Certified by providerApr 8, 2026

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000X205546LA
Orthopaedic Surgery207X00000X60136MN

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (LA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients391
Services billed2,111 across 94 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$177,273

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,023 · 1,144 30-day fills
Patients365
Total drug cost$9,890
Generic share99% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolLouisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Graduation year2011
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$4,390 · 32 payments from 13 companies
  • 2024$1,140 · 25 payments from 9 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$2,500 · 1 payment
  • Food and Beverage$1,267 · 29 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$622.32 · 2 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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